SkipChkdsk

[The SkipChkdsk property is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. Instead, use the DiskRunChkDsk property.]

Determines whether the operating system runs chkdsk on a physical disk before attempting to mount the disk. The following table summarizes the attributes of the SkipChkdsk property.

Attribute	Value
Data type	DWORD
Access	Read/write
Status	Optional
Structure	CLUSPROP_DWORD
Minimum	FALSE (run Chkdsk)
Maximum	TRUE (skip Chkdsk)
Default	FALSE

Remarks

Setting SkipChkdsk to TRUE causes the operating system to mount the disk without running chkdsk. With SkipChkdsk set to FALSE (the default), the operating system runs chkdsk first and, if errors are found, takes action based on the ConditionalMount property. The following table summarizes the interaction between SkipChkdsk and ConditionalMount.

SkipChkdsk value	ConditionalMount value	Chkdsk runs?	Disk mounted?
FALSE	TRUE	yes	If chkdsk reports errors, no. Otherwise, yes.
FALSE	FALSE	yes	yes
TRUE	TRUE	no	yes
TRUE	FALSE	no	yes

Forcing a disk to mount despite errors can result in loss of data. Use caution when changing these properties.

Examples

The property value portion of a property list entry for SkipChkdsk can be set with the following example code.

DWORD          SkipChkdskData = FALSE;
CLUSPROP_DWORD SkipChkdskValue;

SkipChkdskValue.Syntax.dw = CLUSPROP_SYNTAX_LIST_VALUE_DWORD;
SkipChkdskValue.cbLength  = sizeof(DWORD);
SkipChkdskValue.dw        = SkipChkdskData;

Requirements

Minimum supported client	None supported
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter
End of server support	Windows Server 2003 Datacenter, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

See also

Physical Disk Private Properties

ConditionalMount